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Health official feared biological warfare over a pandemic prioritizing smallpox vaccine over masks

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President Trump‘s top official for public health preparedness, Robert Kadlec, dedicated billions in taxpayer dollars to fight biological and chemical weapons prioritizing that over battling a naturally occurring pandemic, a Washington Post investigation has found.  Kadlec’s team, for instance, cut a deal to buy up to $2.8 billion in smallpox vaccine and also purchased anthrax vaccines, while cutting … Read more

Official list of Covid symptoms is ‘dodgy and inadequate’: Top scientific adviser

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The official list of COVID symptoms has been branded ‘dodgy’ and ‘inadequate’ by a top scientific advisor. Dr Nick Summerton called for tiredness, breathlessness and loss of appetite to be included in key symptom list. Currently the NHS only notes a persistent cough and fever as the main signs, and says these are the only … Read more

Coronavirus deaths are TWICE as high in poor areas of England and Wales: Official figures show

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People living in the poorest parts of England and Wales are dying from coronavirus at more than double the rate of those in affluent areas, shocking figures show.   An Office for National Statistics report found the most deprived regions suffered 55 deaths per 100,000 people, compared with 25 deaths in the wealthiest areas. London, the heart of Britain’s … Read more

Senior FSB officer becomes the highest-ranked Russian official linked to investigation into MH17

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A senior FSB officer has become the highest-ranked Russian official linked to the investigation into the MH17 jet tragedy.  Col. Gen. Andrei Burlaka, the FSB Border Service’s chief of operational staff, has been named as the highest-ranking person of interest in the criminal investigation into the downing of the plane, by open-source intelligence site Bellingcat and … Read more

Russia surpasses China’s official number of coronavirus cases

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Russia surpasses China’s official number of coronavirus cases after registering 6,200 new infections, bringing total to 87,147 Russia reported total of 87,147 cases on Monday, higher than China’s official toll Actual number of infections in both countries is thought to be much higher   Russia had been reporting comparatively low Covid-19 numbers until April Here’s how to … Read more

US drug epidemic may have killed TWICE as many official count

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The US drug epidemic has likely claimed the lives of twice as many Americans as currently estimated, new research suggests.  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that there were 63,000 drug overdose deaths in 2016.  But that estimate doesn’t include non-overdose deaths that have drugs at their root, like those from HIV, … Read more

Government removes China from its official coronavirus death toll comparison list

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Downing Street has removed China from the list of other countries it uses to compare the spread of the coronavirus – in a snub to Beijing amid widespread anger at the nation’s apparent cover-up of the seriousness of its coronavirus outbreak.  It is another diplomatic attack on China in the wake of Donald Trump’s accusations that … Read more

CDC TRIPLES list of coronavirus symptoms: Loss of taste & smell are official signs of infection 

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has tripled its official list of symptoms for the novel coronavirus. Until recently, the federal health agency recorded just three symptoms of the virus on its website: fever, cough and shortness of breath. However, this past weekend, the CDC expanded its list to include several more signs … Read more

Unexplained extra deaths show coronavirus death toll is FAR higher than official figures

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Analysis of death tolls in 13 countries and regions hit by coronavirus has revealed tens of thousands of unexplained deaths that could be linked to the pandemic but are not being counted in official totals. Data reveals that some 88,000 more people died in the locations studied between March and April this year than in … Read more